The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt John finished 364th of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:32:36.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 0:51 quicker than the median and 187th of 528. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:14 slower than the median.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:39Running 1 6:14v median +1:02
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:26v median +0:38
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 5:43v median +0:35
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Block 04 13:51Running 4 5:49v median +0:44
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:59v median +0:45
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 6:14v median +0:49
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Block 07 13:10Running 7 7:20v median +2:29
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Block 08 12:44Running 8 6:49v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.